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when in Rome, do as the Romans do
Etymology: First attested in mediaeval Latin: si fueris Romae, Romano vivito more; si fueris alibi, vivito sicut ibi: "if you are in Rome, live in the Roman way; if you are elsewhere, live as they do there" (attributed to w:Saint Ambrose, St Ambrose).

     
 
  

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